Garcia

The Warrior Reborn
Gacria
Species	Human
Class	Fighter
Promotion	Warrior/Hero (Hero Crest)
Hair color	Black
Base	Ide
Relatives	Risa (wife) Ross (son)
Debut	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Garcia is a playable unit in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones and the game's first recruitable Fighter.

Background

Garcia once was a fighter in service to Renais, and he built up a reputation as a daring and reckless fighter. However, his duties in the army conflicted with his family life, leaving him little time for his wife and his son Ross. After his wife, Marisa, fell sick and died, Garcia retired from the army and made a vow on his wife's grave that he would be a father to his son and would not allow fighting to interfere with this.

They lived peacefully in the mountain village, Ide, until a decade later in "Chapter 2: The Protected", when Ide was attacked bandits. Garcia was forced to bear arms to defend the village, and Ross eagerly did so as well, to Garcia's disdain. Garcia could be recruited by first recruiting Ross and having him talk to Garcia. After the battle, at Ross's insistence, Garcia reluctantly decided to fight as part of Eirika's army as Ross assured Garcia that he could be a warrior as well and protect himself in the coming battles.

Potential Fates

Garcia has two different potential endings depending on whether or not he reaches A Rank Support with Ross. However, it is possible for the events of both endings to occur as they do not contradict each other.

• Default Ending - Garcia returned to Ide to help rebuild it from the bandit attack. He later reenlisted in the army and became a troop leader, inspiring many with his strength, valor and experience.
• Ross and Garcia's Ending - Garcia and Ross returned to Ide together and toiled to rebuild the village. Ross's son would later continue the family's legacy.

Support Conversation Summaries

Garcia is capable of having support conversations with five other characters:

• Dozla - In the first conversation, Garcia notes Dozla's great energy which Dozla says comes from stuffing himself. Garcia misinterprets this as meaning with food and begins bantering with Dozla about the importance of breakfast as well as the very origin of the word, but Dozla says that he was actually stuffing himself with knowledge by studying other disciplines. They talk about the importance of versatility and both express interest in archery, at which point they agree to study it together. In the second conversation, the two joke around about how abysmally they had performed in their archery lessons. They realize that they must be able to be good at something other than axe-wielding and endeavor to try out magic next. In the third conversation, they once more joke about how abysmally their magic lessons turned out, with Dozla accidentally burning off Garcia's beard (but somehow regrowing it, presumably with some type of magic). They agree that they learned much from the foray into other disciplines and show interest in sword-fighting next.
• Gilliam - The two meet up, and Garcia compliments Gilliam on his armor and the strength that would be required to wear it. When Gilliam brags about his strength, they agree to an arm-wrestling match which Garcia wins. In the next conversation, Garcia had come to realize that Gilliam was left-handed so he decides to make the match fairer by challenging him again but with switched hands. This time Gilliam wins, but he commends Garcia for putting up such a close match with his off hand. In the final conversation, they talk about families and romance. Gilliam says he has no wife and that he does not know how a soldier can win a woman's heart. However, Garcia tells him that when they change the world, people and soldiers would change with it, so after the war Gilliam would be tasked with a different type of battle. Garcia then insists that he and Ross be invited to Gilliam's wedding, to which he gladly agrees.
• Neimi - When Neimi tries to approach Garcia, she finds him in the middle of a training regiment to focus on battle and he quickly dismisses her so she won't get hurt. When they meet later, Garcia recognizes the gauntlet Neimi wears and discovers that she is the granddaughter of Zethla, the famous marskman. After learning this, Garcia says he is encouraged to have her on his side and that he'll be counting on her. In their final conversation, the two talked about lost loved ones in regards to Garcia's wife and Neimi's family. Garcia ends up giving Neimi a haircomb that he was never able to give to his wife, saying that it'll give her a reason to use the mirror she has.
• Ross - Ross asks Garcia what their mother was like, and Garcia compares her to Eirika, saying that she was gentle, strong and could share others' pain. Ross says that their mother must be lonely since they have not visited her grave since leaving the village, and Garcia suggests they return to the village after the war and that they could rebuild the village by themselves and visit her grave again. Ross says he would need to be stronger, so he decides to continue training with Garcia. In the next conversation, Ross and Garcia are seen at the end of a sparring session. Afterwards Garcia declares that Ross has advanced greatly but he will not let him win, and Ross agrees as he looks forward to surpassing Garcia's level to himself. He then leaves to practice his swing, at which point Garcia says to Risa as if she were there that Ross had grown into a strong young man. In the final conversation, Garcia becomes sentimental and while tightly gripping Ross's shoulders, urges him not to act foolishly because he was all he had in this world and there was no greater tragedy than a parent burying their son. Ross promises to be careful. Garcia says that he will always be his son no matter how old he got, and Ross says that he will always look up to Garcia.
• Seth - Seth admires Garcia's fighting style and how little his skills have dwindled over the years, but Garcia rejects the compliments and says he has become old and rusty, and then interjects that he is not done yet. Seth interprets this as his warrior's will and his pride refusing to accept limitations. In the next conversation, Garcia notes Seth's resemblance to a younger version of him and the two reminisce about King Fado. Garcia blames himself for the death, but Seth instead commends Garcia for fighting alongside them, leading the two to agree to visit the king's tomb after the war to report their victory. In the final conversation, Seth notes that Garcia is quite energetic as opposed to his low spirits earlier and seems to have lost all hesitation. Garcia admits that he has decided to accept both sides of his life, being proud of being a fighter and not being ashamed for his family either. Garcia then advises Seth to start a family as well, although Seth admits that might take some time for him.